據(jù)管道&天然氣雜志網(wǎng)4月18日報道，據(jù)兩名消息人士對路透表示，雪佛龍正在尋找一艘鉆探船，在塞浦路斯、埃及和以色列附近勘探天然氣，以滿足該地區(qū)和歐洲日益增長的需求。

據(jù)消息人士稱，在地中海東部三個國家開展業(yè)務(wù)的雪佛龍公司周一發(fā)布了一份租賃招標(biāo)書，尋求在2024年租賃一艘鉆探船，租期為一年，并可選擇延長幾年。

雪佛龍發(fā)言人拒絕對此次招標(biāo)發(fā)表評論，但表示該公司“仍致力于與埃及、以色列和塞浦路斯政府以及我們在該地區(qū)的合作伙伴合作，以支持東地中海能源行業(yè)的發(fā)展。東地中海擁有豐富的能源資源，并有潛力加強區(qū)域和國際能源安全。”

自2022年2月地緣政治沖突以來，各大能源公司一直在尋求開發(fā)新的資源，以滿足歐洲日益增長的需求。

雪佛龍希望加快塞浦路斯東南部阿芙羅狄蒂（Aphrodite）天然氣田的開發(fā)，該氣田估計含有約4.5萬億立方米的天然氣。

其還經(jīng)營著以色列近海的巨型利維坦油田，該油田每年生產(chǎn)120億立方米天然氣，供應(yīng)給以色列、埃及和約旦。

雪佛龍及旗下利維坦油田的合作伙伴NewMed Energy和Ratio Energies計劃到2027年將該油田的產(chǎn)量增加近一倍，達到210億至240億立方米。

他們還考慮建造一個浮動液化天然氣設(shè)施，以便將燃料出口到包括歐洲在內(nèi)的國際市場。

據(jù)消息人士稱，在埃及，雪佛龍及其合作伙伴埃尼集團今年早些時候宣布，他們在納爾吉斯海上承租區(qū)發(fā)現(xiàn)了天然氣，希望進一步勘探。

這家總部位于加利福尼亞州圣拉蒙的公司于2020年以50億美元收購了諾貝爾能源，成為東地中海盆地的主要天然氣生產(chǎn)商。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣管道

原文如下：

Chevron Seeks Drilling Ship to Expand East Med Gas Search

Chevron is seeking a drilling ship to explore for natural gas off Cyprus, Egypt and Israel as the U.S. energy major looks to meet growing demand in the region and Europe, two sources told Reuters.

Chevron, which operates in the three eastern Mediterranean countries, issued a lease tender on Monday seeking a drilling vessel in 2024 for a year with an option to extend it for several years, the sources said.

A Chevron spokesperson declined to comment on the tender but said the company "remains committed to working together with the governments of Egypt, Israel and Cyprus and our partners in the region to support the growth of the East Mediterranean energy sector.

"The Eastern Mediterranean has abundant energy resources and the potential to enhance energy security regionally and internationally."

Energy companies have sought to develop new resources to meet growing demand from Europe since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Feb. 2022 prompted a move away from Russian energy.

Chevron wants to expedite the development of the Aphrodite gas field to the south-east of Cyprus which is estimated to contain about 4.5 trillion cubic meters (Tcf) of gas.

It also operates the giant Leviathan field offshore Israel which produces 12 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas per year that are supplied to Israel, Egypt and Jordan.

Chevron and its Leviathan partners NewMed Energy and Ratio Energies plan to nearly double the field's production to 21 to 24 Bcm by 2027.

They are also considering the construction of a floating liquefied natural gas facility to allow exports of the fuel to international markets, including Europe.

In Egypt, Chevron and its partner Eni earlier this year announced they had made a gas discovery in the Nargis offshore concession which they want to explore further, the sources said.

The San Ramon, California-based company became a major gas producer in the East Med basin in 2020 with the $5 billion acquisition of Noble Energy.